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231 backblasts mention “Masterpiece”

ALCATRAZ · SAT JAN 10 Backblast! BOAPS for the win Q: Bonsai · 10 PAX · +1 FNG WARMUP: Quick mosey SSH Windmill Low slow squat But kickers Karaoke Toy soldiers Inch worm merkins Soccer hips THE THANG: Handed off to Spider-Man for a terrible idea Mosey to back hill Start at bottom and run up one… ALCATRAZ · SAT JAN 3 Backblast! Pyramid on a string Q: Badlands · 8 PAX 3 started out "bad idea" Saturday with a pre-run at 530. Rolloff shot for the stars (collusseum) and landed on the moon (IR). Fishstix decided a pre- ruck would be in his best interest (expected the Q to bring a… ALCATRAZ · DEC 29, 2025 Backblast! Closing out 2025 Q: Fishstix · 8 PAX Eight men showed up for the final workout at Alcatraz this year. We began with some stretching and a slow jog to the fire station. We traveled up and down the three streets across from the park, at the bottom and top of… SWEEP THE LEG · DEC 29, 2025 Backblast! BRR prep Hill repeats Q: Masterpiece · 11 PAX WARMUP: mosey to bank Moroccan night club, cherry pickers, windmill, downward dog, honey mooner THE THANG: hill repeats with 4 station 1st 10 x merkins, 10 flutters, 2nd 10 x merkins 10 box cutters, 3rd 10 wide arm… THE ARMORY · DEC 22, 2025 Backblast! 12 days of kettle bell Q: Masterpiece · 8 PAX WARMUP: morrocan night club, windmill, imperial walkers, hill billy walkers, plank, downward dog, honey mooner. THE THANG: latter adding a new exercise for 12 rounds. 10 x curls 10 x goblet squats 10 x calf raises 10 x… ALCATRAZ · DEC 20, 2025 Backblast! Here, There and Everywhere Q: Decibel · 8 PAX WARMUP: None until 3/4 of the way through the workout THE THANG: Mosey to pull up bars. Plank while each Pax does 5 pull ups. Mosey to pickle ball courts and do 20 monkey humpers. Mosey to wall and do: 25 dips, 20 step… ALCATRAZ · DEC 6, 2025 Backblast! LATE, LATE BACKBLAST Q: Senator Tressel · 7 PAX WARMUP: Disclaimer and mosey out of the park, loop around Windward and back to the Runde parking lot THE THANG: COP (all in cadence): SSH x 25, windmill x 10, morrocan night club x 25, squat x 25, mountain climber x 25… CLYDESDALES · DEC 3, 2025 Backblast! Kingsley loops Q: Masterpiece · 18 PAX WARMUP: none THE THANG: right on Mun left and Kingsley park circle, cross over 160 to Kingsley do as many loops as possible, head back MARY: none ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Party COT: keep several father in laws and… THE FORT · NOV 29, 2025 Backblast! Deck The Halls with reps and running Q: Pauly D · 16 PAX WARMUP: SSH THE THANG: Deck of Pain on the main stage. The suit is the workout the number on the card is the reps. Hearts: Merkins - Ace: Plank 60s Spade: Squat - Ace: Wall Sit 60s Diamonds: SSH - Ace: Line Jumps… THE RANCH · NOV 20, 2025 Backblast! Doom Loop Q: HarryCarry · 10 PAX Started with a mosey run Warmup: SSH, Windmills, Imp walkers, Moroccan N/C, low slow squats, arm circles, peter parkers, plank stretches. Doom Loop: start on the line with 5 burpees, run to the wall and climb up/over… NOV 18, 2025 Backblast! Miles at Curhee with Ranger/ humpty Q: Mark Nestel · 5 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: mile and smiles MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 17, 2025 Backblast! Light Poles of Death Q: Decibel · 10 PAX WARMUP: Some THE THANG: Mosey to school-10 WindMills- Mosey to Benches- 25 dips. Mosey to light poles- 10 Merkins and 15 Squats every time at the 1st light pole. Run to next light pole 1 burpee 20 LBC. Back to first the… THE HIVE · NOV 14, 2025 Backblast! Improvise and Adapt Q: Deep Dish · 6 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: we improvised MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: CURRAHEE · NOV 11, 2025 Backblast! Miles and smiles Q: 3D · 7 PAX WARMUP: THE THANG: we walked and talked carrying heavy things. MARY: ANNOUNCEMENTS: COT: THE ARMORY · NOV 10, 2025 Backblast! Who are you? Q: Italian Job · 3 PAX Three got a little stronger and a bit deeper at Armory. Here’s what we did. WARMUP: - 10 SSH - 10 Seal Jacks - 10 Imperial Walkers - 10 Hillbilly Walkers Mosey to front of church THE THANG: Do the exercise, jog down to… ALCATRAZ · NOV 8, 2025 Backblast! Bourban recovery workout Q: Masterpiece · 2 PAX WARMUP: long one THE THANG: run to Nestle house, exercise at each road. Dips, derkins, wheel barrels at his back yard. Run back doing the same. Ner up hill × 3 with 20x flutters 10x merkins. Cot cocaine bear crawls… THE RANCH · NOV 6, 2025 Backblast! Weinki on the fly Q: Farmers Only · 7 PAX WARMUP: series of ssh and merkins THE THANG: I ran around and made up the workout on the fly and don’t remember the specifics. Lots of lunges. Lots of merkins of different varieties. Burpees. Wall muscle ups. Lots of… CLYDESDALES · NOV 5, 2025 Backblast! Pray for Jamaica Q: Cherry Pie · 24 PAX WARMUP: sure THE THANG: Out and back - 4.3mi L on Munn R on Harris R on Sam Smith R on Choate L on Drew L on Sharon Lee R on Sutton Out to 6 Baxter MARY: nah ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4Bs, Xmas party COT: prayers for Jamaica… SWEEP THE LEG · NOV 3, 2025 Backblast! Indian OR Shuttle Run Q: Spectre · 16 PAX WARMUP: 20 SSH IC Karaoke 10 Cherry Picker IC Indian/Shuttle Run to School THE THANG: 5 Lt. Dan Magic Legs 10 Hand Release Merkins Run to other end of parking lot 15 X's and O's 20 SSH Run to other end of parking lot… ALCATRAZ · NOV 1, 2025 Backblast! Awaken the dawn Q: Matt Bernard · 4 PAX WARMUP: ssh, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, Moroccan nightclubs, broga THE THANG: 5 laps around the park with 4 pain stations Station 1 - 25 merkins Station 2 - 5x pull ups Station 3 25 squats Station 4 25 LBCs Mary… CURRAHEE · OCT 28, 2025 Backblast! Beach Club and Back Q: Band Camp · 6 PAX WARMUP: yea. I wanted to ruck sub 15min miles, so we did a little: SSH, IW, HW THE THANG: Ruck .75 miles, Ruck-Shuffle .25 miles 20-15-10-5 stops every mile with the ruck on - 20 lunges - 15 squats - 10 merkins - 5… THE ARMORY · OCT 27, 2025 Backblast! Gen X and 6 7 Q: Cake Boss · 4 PAX Thanks to Masterpiece, Gen Xer by a hair, he enlightened the PAX about what “67” means in this pop culture Need to post to know!! WARMUP: Mosey around FHC parking lot with 5ish stops for some COP to get the body warmed… ALCATRAZ · OCT 25, 2025 Backblast! Hills? Q: Rolloff · 8 PAX WARMUP: ssh, cherry pickers, imperial walkers, Moroccan nightclubs THE THANG: Part 1 - Mosey over to pull up bars for station 1, run down to bottom of hill for station 2 Station 1 - 5x pull ups 5x sandbag man makers 10x… CLYDESDALES · OCT 15, 2025 Backblast! Creekside Adventure Q: Cobra Kai · 13 PAX THE THANG: 5K & 4-mi option from the HS to Creekside and the trail connector to Harris St Park. There were hills. MARY: didn’t see here ANNOUNCEMENTS: Newsletter-Golf Tournament, F3Chester, HIM Camp COT: Prayers for the…